Kevin Richardson’s unique relationship with some of Africa’s apex predators have opened many doors and captivated the imagination of many people throughout the world. He has presented and produced several documentaries that detail his relationships with the animals and highlight the plight of lions both in captivity and in the wild.
THE KEVIN RICHARDSON
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY’S MISSION
The Kevin Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary’s mission is to provide a self-sustaining African carnivore sanctuary for the purposes of wild species preservation. Through education, outreach and funding, our mission is to bring awareness to the rapid decline of large carnivores in Africa due to habitat loss, human-predator conflict, the illegal bush meat trade, unscrupulous hunting, disease, and illegal trade.
CONSERVATION MESSAGE
ON THE LIONS
There are thought to be as few as 15000-20000 lions left in the wild in Africa. Today the biggest threats lions face are habitat loss (largely due to human encroachment), human – lion conflict (retaliatory and pre-emptive killings), illegal bush meat trade (consequences which include indiscriminate snaring and prey depletion), unscrupulous trophy hunting, lion poaching (for the lion bone trade in the far east) and to a lesser extent disease.
Lion populations face a combination of these threats in the affected lion range states where numbers are declining.
Some of my favourite times….who am I kidding ALL of my favourite times are times spent with the animals. It doesn’t matter whether they’re feeling mellow or up for fun and games, spending time with these beautiful creatures soothes the soul. Sadly I don’t get to spend all the time I’d like anymore, so when I have an opportunity to walk with Siam, Echo and Naiobi, it’s a good reminder to stop and smell the daisies. Take some time yourself this weekend to soothe your soul, and spend some time outdoors with the ones you love. You’ll be glad you did. . Have a wonderful weekend everyone. #unplug #reconnectwithnature #getoutside #naturetherapy
Time Well SpentSome of my favourite times….who am I kidding ALL of my favourite times are times spent with the animals. It doesn’t matter whether they’re feeling mellow or up for fun and games, spending time with these beautiful creatures soothes the soul. Sadly I don’t get to spend all the time I’d like anymore, so when I have an opportunity to walk with Siam, Echo and Naiobi, it’s a good reminder to stop and smell the daisies. Take some time yourself this weekend to soothe your soul, and spend some time outdoors with the ones you love. You’ll be glad you did. . Have a wonderful weekend everyone. #unplug #reconnectwithnature #getoutside #naturetherapy
Posted by Kevin Richardson on Friday, 17 January 2020
Spending quality time with Meg. She’s handling ok for now. Time will tell. Thanks for all your kind messages and support. I’ve passed them on to Meg. As you can appreciate I’m not really in the mood for social media but you guys deserve to get some updates! 🙏🏼 #askmeg #alonetime #healing #wewillbeok #timeisahealer #emotionallydrained
Time With MeggySpending quality time with Meg. She’s handling ok for now. Time will tell. Thanks for all your kind messages and support. I’ve passed them on to Meg. As you can appreciate I’m not really in the mood for social media but you guys deserve to get some updates! 🙏🏼 #askmeg #alonetime #healing #wewillbeok #timeisahealer #emotionallydrained
Posted by Kevin Richardson on Thursday, 16 January 2020